Bloodstains on Shroud of Turin are fake

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Bloodstains on the Shroud of Turin are fake, according to a paper published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

Many people believe the stains present Jesus’s image on the shroud – the cloth Jesus was supposedly wrapped in after his crucifixion.

The paper says patterns on the shroud are consistent with multiple poses and were not made by a single body lying on the fabric. Read more

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